HIGHLIGHTS EASTERN REGION 2145 H

Following are the top stories of the eastern region at 2145 hours.

CAL10 BIZ-BH-AGRI-LOAN-BJP

Patna : Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi urges the Bihar government to waive farmer's loan of Rs 21,615 crore of 39 lakh in the state.

CAL12 CBI-NARADA MIRZA

Kolkata : The CBI interrogates IPS officer S M H Mirza of his alleged role in the Narada video tapes scandal which allegedly showed him accepting money in exchange of favours.

CAL13 OD-PREZ BJD

Bhubaneswar : BJD vice-president Surya Narayan Patro will be present when NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination paper for the presidential election in Delhi tomorrow.
 

CAL14 WB-GJM-FOOD

Darjeeling : The West Bengal's hill region appears to hurtle towards a severe crisis of food, fuel and other essential commodities with the GJM's indefinite strike for a separate state entering the eighth day.

CAL17 WB-2NDLD KARNAN

Kolkata : Arrested former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan admitted to a state-run hospital here after he complains of uneasiness.

CAL18 WB-GJM GTA RESIGNATION

Darjeeling : In a bid to step up their stir for a separate state in the Darjeeling Hills, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha leaders have to quit the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) tomorrow.

CES9 BH-NEWBORN

Sheikhpura : A newborn dies under mysterious circumstances at the sadar hospital here as an army of red ants were found on his navel.

CES10 AS-FLOODS

Guwahati : Over 38,000 people affected by floods in four districts of Assam, including Kamrup (Metro district which comprises Guwahati, where one person died after being electrocuted.

LGC 5 JH-COURT-LALU

Ranchi : Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad appears before a special CBI court here in three fodder scam cases, while another ex-CM Jagannath Mishra presents himself in the court in two other fodder scam cases.

CCM 11 BIZ-CIL-MISHRA

Kolkata : Chairman-cum-managing director of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), Rajiv R Mishra assigned additional charge of director (personnel and IR) of Coal India Limited (CIL) after the termination of the services of R Mohan Das in April.